Polaroid SC1630 Smart Camera First Impressions Review

The legendary photo brand takes a crack at a camera-heavy Android handset.

Introduction

More and more people are turning to their awesome smartphones with iffy cameras for their everyday photography. Polaroid takes a similar, if fundamentally backwards approach with the SC1630 Smart Camera. It's an OK camera attached to a decent Android phone. It actually works better than you might expect. We spent a brief time with it on the showroom floor at CES 2012 and gathered some initial impressions.

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